risen
/ (ˈrɪzən) /
the past participle of rise
restored from death; ascended into glory: the risen Christ
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How to use risen in a sentence
Since then, the rising gap between the rich and middle- and lower-income families has risen to the fore.
Just downtown shone the Freedom Tower, which has risen where the World Trade Center came down in the 9/11 attacks.
And why has tuition risen so sharply at public universities?
The Student Loan Crisis That Isn’t About Kids at Harvard | Monica Potts | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe says attacks against women have risen, and the migrants and refugees have made people too scared to leave their homes at night.
In Rome’s Riots, Cries for Mussolini and Attacks on Refugees | Barbie Latza Nadeau | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow, according to a recent World Food Program report (PDF), the estimate has risen to a worst-case scenario of 5.7 million.
The extent to which the man was lowered and lost in the risen Lord is especially revealed in the fourth Gospel.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayThe wave of religious fanaticism sweeping over the land might recede as rapidly as it had risen.
The Red Year | Louis TracyThe eyes of the huge brute opened instantly, and he had half risen before the loud report of the gun rang through the thicket.
Hunting the Lions | R.M. BallantyneThe sun had risen, when the equipage that contained Louis de Montemar, ascended the mountainous heights of the Guadarama.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterHe saw that Marius had disappeared, and that mademoiselle had risen and was regarding him with singularly imploring eyes.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
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